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  • FLIR Launches Ranger HDC MR High-Definition Mid-Range Surveillance System

    FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) today announced the launch of the FLIR Ranger® HDC MR, a new high-definition midrange surveillance system. The Ranger HDC MR sets a new standard for surveillance with its ability to detect illegal activities even in degraded weather conditions, utilizing embedded analytics and image processing to reduce the cognitive workload, enabling operators to distinguish quickly between true threats and false alarms. 

  • Czech Utility Company Uses Optical Gas Imaging to Detect SF6 Gas Leaks

    Gas leaks are often invisible to the naked eye, and may occur anywhere along a pipeline or other infrastructure. Depending on the gas in question, a leak could mean anything from lost profits to extreme hazards to human safety and the health of the environment. Because gas leaks can be difficult or nearly impossible to detect with tools like gas sniffers, many utility companies are turning to optical gas imaging to better detect leaks.

  • Researchers Study Retreating Glaciers using Thermal Drone Imagery

    Rosie Bisset, a researcher at Edinburgh University, is mapping the surface of some of the highest glaciers in South America using data from drones equipped with thermal imaging cameras. Researchers have been monitoring the Andes glaciers with drones for several years, but Bisset is the first to conduct a thermal survey on her expedition.

  • FLIR K1 Donations to Fight Australian Forest Fires

    The damage left in the wake of the Australian forest fires has been catastrophic. Roughly 25.5 million acres have been burned, killing 33 people and destroying 3,000 homes. More than 1 billion mammals, birds, and reptiles likely lost their lives. When the local volunteer fire departments were discharged to combat the fire, it became apparent they were under-equipped with fire-fighting technology.

  • Hamburg Uses Thermal Sensors to Enhance Traffic Flow

    As one of the most ambitious smart city projects in Europe, Hamburg, Germany is determined to tackle its urban mobility and sustainability challenges head-on. To have better insights into its city dynamics, Hamburg strongly believes in digitizing traffic. Data collection and data analysis will allow the city’s traffic authorities to make smarter decisions. A new set of data will come from a vast network of FLIR thermal imaging cameras.

  • Preventing Disaster at Steel Mills with Continuous Thermal Imaging

    Steel breakouts are real-life nightmares, showering a plant ­floor with hundreds of tons of 1400°C (2552°F) molten iron and risking damage to equipment or even the injury or death of a worker. It’s an extremely dangerous and costly mistake that steel mills try desperately to avoid. A diligent preventative maintenance of the ladles and torpedoes used to shuttle molten iron between steelmaking processes is critical.

  • FLIR Launches High-Performance Thermal Camera for Long Range and Science Applications

    FLIR Systems today announced the FLIR RS8500 mid-wave infrared (MWIR) thermal camera designed for range tracking, science, and measurement applications. A new addition to FLIR Systems’ science camera series, the high-performance RS8500 combines a mid-wave infrared detector and telescope in a single weatherproof housing built for measurement accuracy of long-range and high-temperature targets in harsh environments.

  • FLIR Wins $20.6 Million Contract to Provide Black Hornet Nano-UAV Systems for U.S. Army’s Soldier Borne Sensor Program

    FLIR Systems announced it has won an additional $20.6 million contract from the U.S. Army to deliver its FLIR Black Hornet® 3 Personal Reconnaissance Systems (PRS). The advanced nano-unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) will support platoon- and small unit-level surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities as part of the Army’s Soldier Borne Sensor (SBS) program.

  • Thermal Imaging Lets Researchers See Beyond the Surface of Butterfly Wings

    It turns out that butterflies are just as striking in thermal as they are in the visible light spectrum. Recently, researchers from Columbia Engineering and Harvard University published a study in Nature examining the thermodynamic properties of butterfly wings and the importance of radiative cooling in keeping these delicate structures fluttering. Nanfang Yu, associate professor of applied physics at Columbia, describes how thermal imaging played an important role in the study.

  • Webinar: End Your Year with FLIR - Smart Strategies for Compliance, Cost Savings, and Condition Monitoring Excellence

    In 2023, asset intensive organizations have faced numerous challenges including escalating operational costs, the implementation of new NFPA 70B standards, a scarcity of skilled workers, and a slew of other hurdles. But as we near the conclusion of this year, Teledyne FLIR is here to equip you and your organization for success in 2024.

  • OGI Camera Resolution: Less is Often More

    When considering resolution for an optical gas imaging camera, you should understand that less is often more. Resolution has some unique advantages, but when considering the core function of an optical gas imaging camera — to visualize gas leaks — a lower resolution camera is often better to get the job done.

  • A Lens on Appendix K: How the NSPS OOOOb Elevates the Use of Optical Gas Imaging for Leak Detection

    This is part two in a series of blog posts that address changes to environmental protection rules from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concerning the use of optical gas imaging (OGI) cameras for the detection and mitigation of oil and gas emissions, including methane.